Liquid egg grading machine



May 31, 1932. l. H. HALL 1,860,358

LIQUID 'EGG 'GRADING MACHINE Filed April 26, 1929 Patented May 3l,` 1932 l IPH-lisait' HALL; F F f i i Lroninnee eneninenmnonrnnf" A .i lApriliaationifiledv 276719529.V Serial `.358,-4itl9fV :j i i u .l

giigli is ai enlarged-detailed vierticai Sec; 'tional view centrally'through one ofthe cups v and parts associated therewith.

Fig. Gi's a perspectiveviewfof one of the f The invention relates to improvements in," liquid egg grading machines and an object of theY invention is to provide p. a machine l which will permit a minimum number of op- Y eratorsto eiectively grade a relatively large V` number of eggs,1 the machine'construction -be- I Y f ing such that there isa continual .stream of provide an eggr grading machineembodying sired by the tester.

A further Objectof the inventon'- is "to an endless conveyor carrying liquid egg receiving cups and wherein the cups are attached tothe conveyor so that they can be.

laterally deflected in either-directionas def A stillfurtherobject ofthe invention lis to support the cups so that when released, they will return to'their normal receivingposi-` tion and such that there will be no space loetween any group ofcupspermitting of `the l spilling of the egg between cups.fv

A yfurther 4object of the invention isto at-- tach the cups-t0 the conveyor so that they can be .easily and quickly vremoved should.

bad egg be encountered.

A still further object of I provide means for sterilizing the moving cups after they have deposited the egg and Y beore a-"new egg isplaced therein.

4 sectional view at 3 3" Figure 1.'

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` With the above more" importantiobjectsin View, the invention consists essentially in they y arrangement and construction of parts here. .tableinafter more particularly described, referenceA being had to the accompanying drawings, in

Iig.;V l is chine.'v f Y f end ofthe table :supports a further la side viewr'oi:l a machine con-4 structed in Aaccordancewith my invention. .j J

1 ig. 2 1s a plan view of oneendof the ma-o Fig" 4 is an enlarged `.detailed horiziiti? Y cups.' y M c p I n the drawings like characters of reference j indicate correspondngfpart's inthe several i wliichare simply usedin order'to speed the 'grading operation. 1

"In carrying outmyfinveiition, Ipr'ovide a two Hside' receptaclesor pails 'an'd 6L The 'tableis provided with a central opening? through which eggs can bef. discharged from v eitherconveyor intoA the pailv L.lfand the front,

ojr pail 8- for eggs in'thei-r' shells.

Legg receiving `cupsv passing the operatorsv figures.V V Y c y I which necessitates itastworli: in order to keep; The t machine herein;shown is u' equippedV u `P with the OW- 7 i `WlthY-GWO @uP-Carrying Veifitzlless conveyors The endsofrithe table carry pairs of bear 'ings I9 and l0, those 1 9 being stationary and those l()- adjustable andthe bearingssupport rotatably'Vcrossfshafts 11" and l2 on'each veyorllwliich is carried by the yrollers yof the shafts.'` The topside'of each belt drags" over the top face of the table lanmdfis: received'be? tween guide sti-'ips ,16:` andjl'*fastenedv to the The wunder side'fot the'belteXteiidsz'under'"l Van idler roller VVlsuitably `suspended from the Ytabu; and acting-'to'ho1dthevnnder1`side :of the belt 4with the central portion 'thereof 'depressedias shownbest in Figure l. The

said depressed Y p arts of the belts vare adapted varying speeds' asfselec'teol.'V Each` belt "carries c y D which Itmount' rollers A1.3,- and' V14. The the 'vento is t0 "sides of theta'ble extend beyondjthe' legs and t Y-atzeac'h side thereoh Ilocate anendless coni,to enter similalrfsterilizing tanksflt vsuitably A supported fby fthefshelf.' fThe shaft is y 'driven Vbya cone pulleyjQO,this-fallowingof v- VA and; White into a-Gup lii'sfhe` cup ing- `thebreaker relative'lyqn'ickj, have to work astiinord'er'to fil e-achpass(` L: being' PreferalolyV lfffurlged "in gmups' :and

" having thegroups spaced apart as indicated k,The cups vare v t Y attached to the belt so that Vthe description indicated at'25 The bottom of 27 Whichf-isreceived Within-the] upper .end/ofY a coiled spring 28, sufficientV friction 'being developed i to hold fthe lspringwtightly g on the i stud: The rlower-end' of the springl carries sideb'yi side lin a spring a bulbous The ksprings obviously .support 4thee-cups the teltv remo-'e from avvreceptacle into "Which/the' eggs 'Iper-V mjtt-ed 'to pass install-length ofthe conveyor 1 arediseharged. y i. j i l g 'The machine as sli'o'vvn'yvill require'ffour operatora: 'two' egg breakers ,i adjoining the pail@ 'anditfwo inspectors to theinnerlside of ffthe breakers. 'The breaker', vi'n -ea'ch iin- "sftancefvvill Ibreak the eggs after 'taking 'them fromfthe pail f8 and 'will f deposit the ;volk' V i, as'it .passesfhersand- 'if a'badfeggv'isencou-n- "'tered Yremoves vthecup from the b'elt. .The

cu'p containing 'that'eggaway fromher and y4. i Shouldfshe ygrade. another cup 'as n'um'ber tlireeggr'a'defthe cup containilfgft 'Willibeshifted inthe opposite "direct-ion 'and-'the egg discharged iinto "Obviously the in# .all similarly constructed *and*y Y an elevated ,horizontalgposi-'' f tionl lout' permit- ;of 'thelateral' deflection .ofV f any. selected cupk in orderto pour fthe contents thereof at onesidefor other of the cone t veyon 1A iiexible tubing 32 such vas-of rule'-l lloer encloses t'hespring to? keep the saineel'ean.V By attaching t'he'cup's tofthe bel'tin lilis"vay,y it is ,possible to readily remove a cup #when j desiredfthe springl clip releasing fron the r'ality of individual; liquid egg receiving-cups headjlnder a pulli'fnglpr'e's'sure g containing 'cup' bythe upper end 'fitheshank. f f

l 1,860,35ssi their flat sides rrubloingso that :there is no makes it possihleforher attention tobe de traotedV mornentarilyandv notfflosej track of` -the egg,V last tested.V The cups ina group yhave i spill and such'together with the pointed ends Y of 'the lcups insure thatthecups Willr be always properly 'positioned when they return after deflection..` if i Y Whilst I have given'` a detaileddescription ofthe spring support and the detachable coni v'nejction tothe 'beltiit vWill. be readily understood that any' supportvvhich canhe lateral-Y ly deii'ected by; pressure 'and Will upon 'the releaseof:thempressunereturn to its normal 'positiom Will serve my purpose asn Will also tachably fastening the oups. i

` vl. In an `egg grading machine.; an :endless @my fsmpleand reliable arrangement for de-y head 30,: the v flatlpa'se 371; `of which is secured to the conveyorfor'beit.

driven horizontallydi'sposedconveyon afplu-` raflity ofindividu'alliquidegg receiving cups carried by the conveyorj and positioned. side loy :side tl'iereon 'andm'ounte'd'tojperxnit Vof vthe discharging'to 'eit ferside of theconveyor f 90 of the contents of any selected-cup.

:2.V in 'an/egg* grading inach'ne, an-endless .i

driven horizontally disposed oon'veyor', a

carriedby the conveyor and positioned side 'tionafter havingibeen upset. f 11 95 'by side thereon and mounted "to permit of the dischargin'g'to 'either side fofftheconveyor `of Y thefc'on'tents of' any selected; cup;v said jcup au'tolnati'callyl returningjto 'its *originalr pos'i-M Y 3. In anegg grad-'ng machine,y anendless driven horizontally disp osed conveyor, rality of upstanding 'ilegible-Shanks? mounted f on the conveyoriandian indiv-idualfliquifd egg V `receiving fcup carried b yfeach sha-nk." ii

' 4. 1n an eggfgradi-ngmac'hine;anendless rality of npstandingfcoiled springs attaehed .edV on the upper ends 'ofthe springs; j

"5. jIn xanfegg :gradingniatfliipnfe7 an'endless n:driven horizontal'l-y'fdisposed conveyor, -a-p'luf, p

*rality off 'npstanding fcoied springs lattac-lied to theiconveyor Ein'gi-oups', 'individualifi-'quid positioned sideby iside.- "Gfnanegg gradin "conveyrfan an'ieggfreceivinggcaps A nidegg receiving .*'carriedl'i y the topper end driven horizontally disposed'conveyor;aplunaton with a driven conveyor, f a, normally upstanding coiled spring having the lower end fastened to the conveyor, an individual liquid egg receiving Cup carried by the upper end of the spring and a iexible :tubing n surrounding the spring. Y v Signed at' Winnipeg, this 2nd day of'FebH- ruary, 1929. v IPI-IUS HALL. A

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